It once seemed like a given that the majority of Americans felt pride in their country. Despite differing views on the role of government in American life, one sentiment the public appeared to have in common was a distinct love of country. Sure, there were individuals on the hard left who viewed the U.S. as an evil, imperialistic nation, but it felt like the majority of the populace believed that despite its flaws, America was still the greatest nation on the planet. A new study suggests that this has changed – and it is not hard to figure out why. Over the years, the far left has instituted a vicious smear campaign against the United States, and it appears those efforts have paid off.

44% of younger Americans think former President Barack Obama had a “bigger impact” on the United States than George Washington.

The Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG) recently published a report analyzing the level of patriotism among Americans. The researchers studied national pride among varying generations of United States citizens and found that the level of patriotism among Americans under the age of 38 dropped drastically. This group includes Generation Z and millennials, who the study indicates are “becoming unmoored from the institutions, knowledge, and spirit traditionally associated with American patriotism.”

Patriotism on the Decline

Here are some of the FLAG findings:

About half of those surveyed believe that the United States is both racist and sexist.

46% of younger Americans do not believe that “America is the greatest country in the world.”

14% of millennials believe that “America was never a great country and it never will be.”

46% of younger Americans think “America is more racist than other countries.”

44% of younger Americans think former President Barack Obama had a “bigger impact” on the United States than George Washington.

The report also revealed a disturbing lack of knowledge when it comes to the constitution. It found that 84% of Americans do not know which specific rights are protected by the First Amendment.

To some, the results of the study are shocking. Nick Adams, the founder of FLAG, said:

“We suspected that we would find decreasing numbers of Americans well-versed in our nation’s most important principles and young people less patriotic than the generations that came before, but we were totally unprepared for what our national survey reveals: an epidemic of anti-Americanism. That half of millennials and Gen Z believe that the country in which they live is both ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ shows that we have a major fraction of an entire generation that has been indoctrinated by teachers starting in grade school that America is what’s wrong with the world.”

Of course, when you look at how the progressive left has been gradually inserting their anti-American ideology into the culture like a political IV dripping poison into the nation’s bloodstream, it is not difficult to discern what has occurred in American society.

The Left Is Succeeding

The progressive left has retained control over the country’s most essential means of expressing ideas. In universities, leftist professors and administrators ensure that students are taught primarily progressive ideas while squelching the spread of any views opposing those beliefs.

Most of the nation’s newspapers and television news outlets are owned and run by progressives, who use these platforms to disseminate leftist ideology to the masses. Through skewed – and often deceptive – reportage, they seek to persuade the American public to adopt their views. They also use their influence to smear conservative politicians, organizations, and leaders.

To make matters worse, it is nearly impossible to go to a movie theater or turn on your favorite sitcom without being bombarded with a slew of progressive messages. The left’s hold on the entertainment industry has empowered them to further their agenda while preventing conservative views from getting into the mainstream.

FLAG’s report demonstrates that progressives have managed to convince young Americans to believe the worst about the United States; if those who continue to love the United States wish to see the paradigm shift back again, they must be willing to fight hard for it.

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“Over the years, the far left has instituted a vicious smear campaign against the United States, and it
appears those efforts have paid off.”

This is a straw man… let me suggest a quote that reflects what a PATRIOT feels these days.

Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it DESERVES it. – Mark Twain

The only native class to be inherently criminal is Congress….Mark Twain

A LOT of my family has filled military cemeteries over the last hundred and fifty years.
I walk past these every time I visit the family graves….sobering. I love America….I
HATE WITH A PASSION the Federal Governments and the FOREIGN Governments
and Oligarchs who have bought it off. And you wonder why the millennial’s have
grown to despise the US…really? Folks like me see an utterly corrupt FBI actually
harassing a FEDERALLY PROTECTED WHISTLE-BLOWER, a president looking the
other way while Saudi Arabia kills a journalist and saws up his body like a
cow, a congress that openly does insider trading…assisted by the IRS. You bet
I don’t feel patriotic….only a blind fool would with this state of affairs…

lazarus

Well, Charles exactly described the problem and how we got there, which is via all public education and all public communication. One thing for sure: anybody that gets their reality from a television will be dosed to the gills with all the wrong information presented with all the wrong bias while public education brings the same thing as the television: a destroy America agenda thoroughly embraced by the Democrat Party et al. This is such an entrenched enemy that only God can fight it and I pray He will and that He will grant us repentance toward God and born again believing in Christ.

rusty4.5

Thank you, Jeff. This is a much needed article. Patriotism and nationalism are somewhat different, In the past, patriotism was described as loving one’s country enough to leave it if one disagreed with what was happening. I don’t agree with it, but I understand the premise. It’s like a bad marriage that results in divorce, Nationalism, on the other hand, was thought of as loving one’s country enough to fight for it. So, those who truly love the US, regardless of it’s flaws will stand and fight for it’s existence. Patriots will run away. If Trump followers are nationalists and will stand to fight for their country, then perhaps the left is made up of patriots who will run away when the heat is on. So far today, all the left is willing to do is shout, protest, obstruct, call names and generally act like they have no capacity to think rationally.

I found this word on Merriam Webster’s website,and it describes the left perfectly:

For jackasses oft travel together, and even when but one is visible more are likely to be about, engaging in some sort of jackassery or other.

Race Relations & Media Affairs Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. A self-confessed news and political junkie, Jeff’s writing has been featured in Small Business Trends, Business2Community, and The Huffington Post. Born in Southern California and having experienced the 1992 L.A. Riots up close and personal, Jeff’s insights are informed by his experiences as a black man and a conservative.Race Relations & Media Affairs Correspondent

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Race Relations & Media Affairs Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. A self-confessed news and political junkie, Jeff’s writing has been featured in Small Business Trends, Business2Community, and The Huffington Post. Born in Southern California and having experienced the 1992 L.A. Riots up close and personal, Jeff’s insights are informed by his experiences as a black man and a conservative.Race Relations & Media Affairs Correspondent